Fig Lang Definitions

I'm concerned that if this lasts more than a couple of months, I will lose my stuff and go bananas.

• metaphor

• onomatopoeia

• idiom

• oxymoron

A figure of speech that mentions a well-known person,

place, or idea from history, literature, or culture

• metaphor

• oxymoron

• allusion

• hyperbole

An extreme exaggeration (generally not plausible)

• assonance

• hyperbole

• metaphor

• alliteration

Repetition of the same consonant sound at the beginning of a phrase or sentence

• assonance

• allusion

• alliteration

• analogy

Repetition of vowel sounds across a line of text or poetry

• alliteration

• allusion

• assonance

• anaphora

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses.

• allusion

• assonance

• anaphora

• analogy

words that express a sound effect

• assonance

• oxymoron

• anaphora

• onomatopoeia

Using a combination of seemingly contradictory words

• onomatopoeia

• assonance

• oxymoron

• allusion

Identify the sound device in this sentence: Aiden's cereal went “snap, crackle, and pop” as he poured the milk into his bowl.

• alliteration

• onomatopoeia

• oxymoron

Identify the type of sound device used below:

You thought that I’d be weak without you, but I’m stronger.

You thought that I'd be broke without you, but I’m richer.

You thought that I’d be sad without you, but I laugh harder.

• hyperbole

• onomatopoeia

• anaphora

• assonance